World Travels: On the way to the Top of Australia

Saturday, February 21, 2009

On the way to the Top of Australia

After Rockhampton, I flew from there to Brisbane and then onto Cairns. I arrived into Brisbane without any delay and then had an 1 and a half delay. After boarding the plane, I arrived in Cairns which was very hot compared to Brisbane. I called the place where I was to stay and they came and got me. It was a dumb – no air con and after one sleep there I went and changed to another hostel.
Anyway, on a positive note, I found the lagoon at the end of the water by the pier. It was amazing and very large.

Photos of the lagoon and the surrounding area.

On the 16th of February I took a boat out to the Great Barrier Reef, it was amazing the company was called Reef Magic. During this trip, I learned to Scuba Dive.. It was incredible. I saw many different types of fish and coral and even a baby shark.

Photos for the Great Barrier Reef Trip

The next day was a very large day and an overnight in Cape Tribulation and while travelling up there we stopped and went for a boat ride down the Daintree.

Photos of the pictures for the Daintree river cruise.

Photos of the nature on the way up to Cape Tribulation

Photos of Myell Beach up at Cape Tribulation

Photos of various signs on the way up to and at Cape Tribulation – Cassoway and stringer

Photos of me swing for a rope into a fresh body of water

Photo of various animals during a night walk through the rainforest

After returning to Cairns, I took a tour of the Tjuanki Tribe and saw some of their traditional forms of art, as well as went to Kuranda by the cable car and then took the Kuranda Scenic Railway Train back down to Fresh water station.